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Fl-4251 over Sothern Canal

Eddy County, New Mexico · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Fl-4251 over Sothern Canal in Eddy County, New Mexico, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2015, making it 10 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 14,020 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
It is one of 37 of the 94 inventoried bridges in Eddy County rated good (39.4%); 0 (0.0%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the New Mexico department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-62/180/285 over Dark Canyon	1956	29,351	Fair
US-62/180/285 over Hackberry Draw/Plaza St	1956	29,351	Good
US-62/180 over Southern Canal	1957	21,160	Fair
US-285 Nbl/sbl over Unnamed Waterway	1949	15,888	Fair
US-285 Sbl over Cass Draw	1968	14,882	Fair
US-285 NB over Cass Draw	1979	14,882	Fair